Sunday, January 17, 2010

Where have all the pumpkins gone? Canned pumpkin is a great source of fiber, especially for dogs who have trouble expressing their anal glands. We're been adding pumpkin to our dogs meals for quite a while, but recently, I've started noticing that canned pumpkin is harder and harder to find. Albertson's has no pumpkin. Kroger or Tom Thumb don't have any either. Where have the pumpkins gone? I always thought that canned pumpkin was a staple ingredient in any kitchen. I mean everybody loves pumpkin pie, and pumpkin soup is fairly common too. You can still find parsnips, rutabaga and even stranger vegetables almost anywhere, but no pumpkin. I'm mystified.

I used to wonder about the meaning of life. In a pinch, I could quote Schopenhauer and Ludwig Wittgenstein from memory. Now, I wonder where all the pumpkins have gone. I wonder if anyone else finds Haley Bennett's voice irritating when she says "The Human Network" on those new Cisco commercials. I'm starting to wonder why the "live" Aflac duck has been replace by a cheesy looking cartoon duck.

Maybe my brain has already turned to mush. We'll see what else has turned to mush on Wednesday. That's when I'm scheduled to go to Medical City for the EGD test I had to postpone over the Christmas holidays because I couldn't find anyone to drive me to the hospital. They say a flexible endoscope is a remarkable piece of equipment, but I'm still not looking forward to swallowing a video camera.

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About Me

John Sealander received a Bachelor of Architecture and a BA in Art from
The University of Arkansas. His rich and diverse experience includes
working as an architectural designer for Fred Bassetti in Seattle,
producing documentary films for PBS, shooting commercial photography
for True Redd’s “Great Shooting Gallery” in Dallas and teaching writing
courses at SMU’s Academy of Visual Communication. For over 35 years,
John has developed memorable and award winning ads and images for some
of the world’s leading ad agencies and most popular brands. In 1990 he
started Sealander & Company, the Dallas, Texas based production
company and multi-media agency where he continues to develop his ideas
today.